In Etruscan mythology, Thalna was the goddess of childbirth and wife of Tinia. She was depicted in art as a youthful woman. The Etruscans were a race of northern Italians eventually integrated into Rome. ... A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a god. A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases even hermaphroditic (or gender neutral) deities. ... Childbirth (also called labour, birth, or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy with the emergence of a newborn infant from its mothers uterus. ... In Etruscan mythology, Tinia was the highest god of the skies, husband to Thalna or Uni. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ...